Rocket throws the heat
Bottom of the 9th
Strikes Griffy out
And the crowd goes wild
Yeah - - that could’ve been me

When I was 17
Had a fastball myself
Landed on my ankle wrong
Cleats went on the shelf
Yeah - - that could’ve been me

But my kid’s laughing right here in the stands
You’re smiling at me and squeezing my hand
And that guy out there throwing hard as he can
Yeah that could’ve been me — but I wouldn’t be who I am

Down in Section C
John’s drinking all alone
Heard his wife got custody
Moved to San Antone
Yeah - - that could’ve been me

At a conference last year
That blond was coming on
Would’ve been so easy to
End up like John
Yeah - - that could’ve been me

But my kid’s laughing right here in the stands
You’re smiling at me and squeezing my hand
And that guy down there drinking hard as he can
Yeah that could’ve been me — but I wouldn’t be who I am

A man with no regrets
A life with no what ifs
What could be better than this?

My kid’s laughing right here in the stands
You’re smiling at me and squeezing my hand
And that pitcher, that drunk or any other man
Yeah that could’ve been me — but I wouldn’t be who I am